Posted on 01/22/2016 9:09:51 PM PST by TBP
In 2013, the tea party rallied to Matt Bevin against Donald Trump. RedState and tea party groups around the country swung into action in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to get Matt Bevin through the primary against Mitch McConnell. We were completely out-funded by establishment interests and Washington lobbyists.
It turns out, one of those establishment interests was Donald J. Trump.
In 2013, Donald Trump gave $220,000.00 to organizations, many of them dedicated to stamping out the Tea Party. From Karl Rove’s American Crossroads to Mitch McConnell’s Super PAC, Trump spread out money. Rove got $50,000.00 and McConnell got $60,000.00. Trump also wrote a check to McConnell’s campaign directly for $5,200.00.
What’s more, Trump also gave $100,000.00 to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican Establishment PAC that was created to crush conservatives at the behest of John Boehner.
Running as an anti-establishment Republican now and courting Sarah Palin is a distraction from two stark facts.
In 2010, with the rise of the Tea Party, Trump supported Democrats against conservatives. In 2014, Donald Trump supported the Republican Establishment as it sought to crush the tea party and conservatives.
It is seriously disingenuous to think Trump is somehow now against the very candidates and organizations he funded just two years ago — candidates and politicians he is already again starting to say nice things about.
He is not on our side.
Vote Trump.
Don’t confuse the trumpeted with facts. /s
50th time you are posting same article.
Yeah, but he’s been saying really cool stuff for a few months. So there’s that.
I have such a gut feeling that Trump can’t be trusted, and the more I read about him, the more I’m trusting my gut.
You re voting for the conservative candidate that you think has the best chance of winning the presidency. I m voting for the conservative candidate that I think has the best chance of winning the presidency.
Spread that message.
Search works and is your friend.
The same article was posted a few hours ago.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387301/posts
Trumpets don’t care.
Erickson, as always, lies.
Bevin didn’t enter the race until July 2013.
Trump wrote a check to McConnell’s campaign in May. Two months earlier. No one even knew Bevin was entering the race.
It's already been posted once.
You guys just going to keep on posting it all night?
Is that the command from HQ?
Let’s do a “dn00b” snicker. You know what I’m talking about... :)
I like the “personalized” touch...
: )
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